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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first white man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma steal land"
Everybody wanna tell me I am, what I am not "You black, you a mothafuckin' white boy Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight Man, why you a hype boy?" "Why you talk about being black? Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you talk about, cut That you trying to open, you could shut that Grip the gat, yeah that's how buck back Tell me what I am and I know now All this has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town Practice what we before it go down what we preach before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho Will I have to get the No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the? Masta down inside of me The deep down inside of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be Tell me why my gotta lie to me for everyone that lied to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just wanna the message of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho Will I to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the gat?
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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way back to 1990 Shady Hospital in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a mother Father that there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and other drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you about that, And I'm gonna you about how All young boy ever wanted was happiness All he ever wanted was All he ever wanted to do was And boy went through hell You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the is you gonna have All black babies with black men but you racist Like bitch, that don't make no sense, but it is it is You know, he grew up, her him a nigger The kids at callin' him a cracker Identifying as black, looking as Being told what you can or be kid went through everything He went He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy that happened to this kid And he while the whole world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said that, I'ma persevere And that's why the message is always peace, love and See, he always saw from two sides He saw things from two sides He always knew that the Everybody was born Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation He knew that he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was and torn down By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And did not know And he was stripped and he was down By his white that did not know These that are ignorant That see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and murder other But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a of equality For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation (Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first) Now imagine this child up And the craziest shit Being a part of the shit Running around the wrong people Running with guns and knives And fighting and stealing and, and all Because he know, he didn't know! But he knew deep down in his heart it wasn't right And he knew that he needed to get from it Now I want you to also imagine, that at 17 old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two to support himself Two jobs that he works in the morning and the And then he would come home To about or nine hours of sleep But four, five, six hours of that Working on music, Grabbing the remote and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people chanting his name Hoping it would happen But the, but the, but the said no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way to the first) And he said fuck He peace, love, and positivity He equality for all man of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation, yeah Now I you to also imagine People telling him that he did not this life "You just a boy You never experienced that shit You from Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing there Oh no, no, we know, we there We didn't live you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We didn't live with the narcotics and in your household We just saw it the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And since you white, you have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first black man) And this young man persevered in Of what people told him he was, wasn't, and would be (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, yeah And here to say Even though we're all born and equal We are not treated There's on every side And you should just do best to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As as they're not hurtin' anybody You can believe they're going to You can believe not right You can believe you're superior, Just stop each other